Key points to remember
- Airbnb.org works with nonprofits to provide free temporary housing to people from marginalized communities fleeing Ukraine, from African students to families affected by a rare disease.
- These organizations include Global Empowerment Mission, EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe and Planting Peace.
- Recently, Airbnb.org announced collaborations with Refugees Welcome Italia in Italy, Rescate, Red Acoge and Diaconía Madrid in Spain, and Bienvenida in Berlin, Germany to provide housing for refugees.
- Nearly 11,000 people have now received temporary housing through Airbnb.org in Europe as part of Airbnb.org’s efforts in Ukraine.
Airbnb.org announces that it is working with a number of new international and regional nonprofit organizations active on the ground to offer free temporary accommodation for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. To date, nearly 11,000 people have received temporary housing through Airbnb.org in Europe as part of Airbnb.org’s efforts to help those fleeing Ukraine.
While Airbnb.org works with organizations that support all refugees, regardless of nationality, race, ethnicity, or identity, those nonprofits that work with Airbnb.org are specifically dedicated to assist people from marginalized communities fleeing Ukraine, including African students, people with rare diseases and their families, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Global Empowerment Mission
Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) aims to provide grassroots efforts with significant institutional impact for the most vulnerable disaster-affected populations around the world. Currently on the ground in Hungary, GEM uses support from Airbnb.org to provide accommodation for African students fleeing Ukraine.
“We are very grateful for our partnership with Airbnb.org in this tragic crisis in Ukraine. Thanks to this incredible program, GemBstrong has already been able to house 1,257 people in comfortable accommodation. Many of them are young students who would have been homeless in freezing temperatures if it wasn’t for them,” – Michael Capponi, president of Global Empowerment Mission.
EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe
EURORDIS is a patient-led, non-governmental alliance of patient organizations representing 995 rare disease patient organizations in 74 countries. With support from Airbnb.org, they will coordinate with the community of medical providers to connect patients with a wide range of rare diseases fleeing Ukraine to housing.
“This partnership will bring real added value to people with rare diseases who used to live in Ukraine and have been displaced by war. Very often, people living with a rare disease need extra care and support. We hope this initiative will give hundreds of vulnerable families respite to find their bearings,” – Michael Wilbur, Managing Director of EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe.
plant peace
plant peace is a global non-profit organization founded to spread peace to a troubled world, through humanitarian and environmental initiatives ranging from a network of orphanages and shelters in developing countries and rainforest conservation efforts in the Amazon to LGBTQIA+ rights advocacy and Equality House and Transgender House. Planting Peace is currently on the ground on the border of Poland and Ukraine providing aid to refugees, with a particular focus on those with nowhere to go, no families to provide them with safe housing. and long-term or those who have pets.
This builds on Airbnb.org’s work with a number of other organizations around the world. Recently, Airbnb.org announced collaborations with Refugees welcome ItalyBienvenida, a project of the NGO PxP Embassy eV, and Rescate, Red Acoge and Diaconia Madrid, to provide housing for refugees in Italy, Germany and Spain, respectively. Airbnb.org continues to support the The international organization for migration, HIAS, New Ukraine and Save the Children Sweden and work with the government of Germany, to connect people fleeing Ukraine to free short-term accommodation across Europe. Airbnb.org also coordinates directly with the US federal government to support their commitment to welcome up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine to the United States.
Airbnb.org is grateful for the continued and overwhelming generosity of Hosts on Airbnb as well as others around the world who seek to support this effort. To date, more than 33,000 people have signed up to offer housing to refugees through Airbnb.org, including more than 20,000 in Europe and nearly 7,000 in the United States.
Anyone wishing to support Airbnb.org’s initiative to help refugees fleeing Ukraine can go to airbnb.org/help-ukraine get involved, including offering free or discounted stays or donating to Airbnb.org. Airbnb co-founders – Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and his wife Elizabeth – have personally pledged to match up to $10 million in donations to Airbnb.org from March 15, 2022 through April 30, 2022.
Airbnb.org does not offer housing directly to individuals at this time. Airbnb.org works with other nonprofit partners that facilitate stays for refugee guests. Additional updates on the program will be shared on airbnb.org/help-ukraine.
About Airbnb
Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts hosted three guests in their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million Hosts who have hosted over 1 billion guest arrivals in over 220 countries and regions . Traveling on Airbnb retains more of the financial benefits of tourism with the people and places that make it happen. Airbnb has generated billions of dollars in revenue for hosts, most of whom are individuals listing the homes they live in. Of Hosts who self-identify, more than half are female, and one in five employed Hosts is either a teacher or healthcare worker. Travel on Airbnb has also generated more than $4 billion in tax revenue worldwide. Airbnb has helped advance more than 1,000 regulatory frameworks for short-term rentals, including in 80% of our top 200 geographies. In late 2020, to support our continued expansion and diversification, we launched the City Portal to provide governments with a one-stop-shop that supports data sharing and compliance with local registration rules. We continue to invest in innovations and tools to support our ongoing work with governments around the world to advance travel that best serves communities.
About Airbnb.org
Airbnb.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating temporary stays for people in times of crisis around the world. Airbnb.org operates independently and leverages Airbnb, Inc.’s technology, services, and other resources free of charge to further Airbnb.org’s charitable purpose. The inspiration for Airbnb.org began in 2012 with a single host named Shell who opened her home to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. It sparked a movement and marked the beginning of a program that allows hosts on Airbnb to offer stays to people in need. Since then, the program has evolved to focus on emergency response and to help provide stays for evacuees, aid workers, refugees, asylum seekers and frontline workers fighting the spread of the virus. COVID-19. Since then, the hosts have offered to open their homes and helped provide accommodation for 100,000 people in times of need. Airbnb.org is a separate and independent entity from Airbnb, Inc. Airbnb, Inc. does not charge service fees for stays supported by Airbnb.org on its platform.
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